New HeadFirst Group headquarters in Hoofddorp
HeadFirst Group makes the move to a new headquarters in Hoofddorp. This way we offer (new) colleagues and relations a special and optimal location to work and meet. The colorful building on Park 20|20 will be furnished to the latest standards for hybrid working and features a unique experience center for events.
According to Han Kolff, CEO HeadFirst Group, the former ANWB building at Taurusavenue 18 in Hoofddorp is a wonderful starting point to further realize the organization's ambitions as a team. "After great memories and tremendous growth at our current locations, we are moving to new premises. At this central, easily accessible location, we will build further to become Europe's largest labor market platform and provider of talent solutions in the professional segment."
New standard: hybrid working
Since 2020, we all think differently about hybrid working. For knowledge sharing, (team) meetings, induction of new colleagues, team work and personal meetings with colleagues and relations, we prefer to go to the office. For activities that require individual work and concentration, we prefer to work from home. The new location will provide excellent facilities for both, for example by equipping meeting rooms with the latest technology for remote meetings.
Kolff: "In designing the interior, we put our core values of 'Customer first,' 'Learn every day,' and 'Connecting people' at the center. We find it important to offer everyone an inspiring workplace, where connection is central. At the same time, we want to facilitate colleagues in an optimal work-life balance, with flexibility and autonomy. HeadFirst Group is no longer going back to a 5-day work week at the office." Additional benefits include facilities such as responsible food, excellent coffee and the opportunity to exercise. This makes the location a formidable competitor for the home office, according to Kolff.
Energy neutral
The building is completely energy-neutral, which fits perfectly with how HeadFirst Group wants to contribute to a better world of tomorrow. The location ensures that optimum use can be made of the power of the sun. There is enough daylight at any time of day, which is stimulating for HeadFirst Group employees. In addition, the location acts as a sustainable business card that introduces business relations to HeadFirst Group and its services in a special way.
Experience center
The building has a real eye catcher: the large, round theater. The high-tech interior with its semicircular projection screen is one of the largest in the world. "Besides being used by HeadFirst Group employees, it will be used in particular to receive external relations, such as freelancers, partners and clients. With possibility to work, meet and organize events. It promises to be a unique ecosystem of entrepreneurship," Kolff concludes.
HeadFirst Group boosts sustainable employability among self-employed with launch of Select Academy
HR services provider HeadFirst Group is launching an initiative to boost sustainable employability of independent professionals (zp'ers): Select Academy. With this it facilitates zp'ers in personal development and continuous learning. "The direction on development naturally remains with the entrepreneur, at the same time we take the responsibility to make 'lifelong learning' easily accessible," said Han Kolff, CEO at HeadFirst Group.
Sustainable employability
"Jobs are disappearing, processes are being automated and digitized and the required skills are changing rapidly. All the more important to invest as a worker in the targeted development of knowledge and skills in order to be able to continue to add value to a work or client on a continuous basis," Kolff professes.
People in self-employment who consciously choose entrepreneurship work significantly less on their sustainable employability compared to employees in permanent employment, according to a report commissioned by the Dutch Parliament on obstacles to lifelong development. People who are self-employed are intrinsically motivated to develop themselves, but they mainly rely on existing professional knowledge and experience and 'learning on the job'. Kolff: "Most self-employed people are highly educated and have extensive work experience which they use for projects. Development 'on the job' is what they do every day, that is where the basis is formed, but supplementing knowledge with education and training is necessary. With Select Academy we make personal development more attractive. Naturally, the control remains with the self-employed, they became entrepreneurs for a reason, but as a market-leading HR service provider, we consider it our task to make continuous learning as attractive as possible in order to send professionals forward to their next dream role."
Select Academy: 9,000+ substantive training courses
The training environment, realized by HeadFirst Group in exclusive cooperation with the continuous learning platform MyCademy, offers the most complete offering in the Netherlands: 9,000+ professional training courses from more than 120 'world leading' providers in the fields of IT, management and finance, among others. Professionals can take unlimited online courses, virtual labs and knowledge sessions in Select Academy at any time. In addition, they can test their knowledge by taking mock exams.
Select Academy has been made available for zp'ers, who use our Professionals services. From July 2021, the environment will also be ready for suppliers of HeadFirst Group, such as secondment and consultancy companies.
Professionals & Partners services
The subscription 'unlimited online learning' in Select Academy is one of the advantages of the Professionals & Partners services of HeadFirst Group. Besides the possibility to acquire challenging assignments through HeadFirst Group, freelancers and suppliers of professionals can use the services for administrative support, accelerated payment of invoices, group discount on various insurances and from now on more benefits in the field of personal development.
"This unique package of services forms a one-stop-shop for entrepreneurs, with which HeadFirst Group ensures that professionals can do business worry-free. In doing so, we actively contribute to our clients' 'being a good client' and collectively ensure that the best professionals want to work on an assignment with them," Kolff explains.
About HeadFirst Group
HeadFirst Group is a leading, international HR service provider and specialist in the professional organization of permanent and flexible labor. The organization offers a diversity of HR solutions: Managed Service Providing, Recruitment Process Outsourcing, intermediary services (matchmaking, contracting) and HR consultancy. An average of fifteen thousand professionals work daily for over four hundred clients in Europe, with which HeadFirst Group realizes an annual turnover of over 1.5 billion euros. The main brands of HeadFirst Group are the intermediaries HeadFirst and Between, MSP service provider Staffing Management Services and RPO and recruitment specialist Sterksen.
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HeadFirst Group rocks at second spot in Flex Market Turnover Ranking Top-100 2021
HeadFirst Group is rock solid in second place in the Flexmarkt Turnover Ranking Top-100 2021 published last week. The prestigious ranking lists the hundred largest flex companies in the Netherlands based on their turnover in 2020. With revenues of over 1.5 billion euros, HeadFirst Group strengthens its position as the largest intermediary and MSP service provider in the Benelux and permanent Top 3 player in the overall flex market.
HeadFirst Group and Between Staffing Group, listed separately but part of HeadFirst Group since November 2020, achieved gross sales of 1.515 billion euros. A strong result, especially in an eventful year like 2020. Vincent van der Mark, CFO at HeadFirst Group: "The organizations achieved 2% organic revenue growth, in a year in which we were confronted with the coronavirus. That makes us incredibly proud. In 2019, we reached the €1 billion revenue milestone for the first time and have been steaming ahead strongly ever since. Due to our diverse portfolio of clients and strong presence in the niche of highly skilled professionals, including many IT professionals, the impact of the coronavirus has been limited."
Full service HR service provider
In 2020, HeadFirst Group made the transition to full service HR service provider by developing as an advisor to clients on recruitment and hiring issues. "We offer data-driven solutions to optimize and future-proof the recruitment process of personnel - flex and permanent," says Han Kolff, CEO at HeadFirst Group.
This has led to demonstrable success. Existing large master contracts have been extended and new European tender procedures won at, among others, Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations, Ministry of Justice and Security, Ministry of Education, Culture and Science, Municipality of Schiedam and Leiden University Medical Center Leiden. "The new clients we have welcomed are great news for the independent professionals and suppliers in our network. All open assignments appear on Holland's largest assignment platform: Select.
Top 10 Flex Market Turnover Rankings Top-100 2021
Source: Flexmarkt.co.uk
About Flexmarkt Turnover Ranking Top-100
The Flexmarkt Turnover Ranking Top-100 is published annually by Flexmarkt in cooperation with Corporate Finance International (CFI). The Turnover Ranking provides an overview of flex companies, from small to large, with diverse forms of services in staffing and hiring. In addition to staffing agencies, it includes numerous payroll companies, as well as secondment companies, zzp intermediaries and MSP service providers. This leading ranking covers more than half of the total Dutch flex industry in terms of turnover and thus provides a clear, representative picture of developments in the market.
About HeadFirst Group
HeadFirst Group is a leading, international HR service provider and specialist in the professional organization of permanent and flexible labor. The organization offers a diversity of HR solutions: Managed Service Providing, Recruit Process Outsourcing, intermediary services (matchmaking, contracting) and HR consultancy. An average of fifteen thousand professionals work daily for over four hundred clients in Europe, with which HeadFirst Group realizes an annual turnover of over 1.5 billion euros. The main brands of HeadFirst Group are the intermediaries HeadFirst, Between and Myler, MSP service provider Staffing Management Services and RPO and recruitment specialist Sterksen.
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HeadFirst Group adds leading RPO & recruitment specialist Sterksen to services
HeadFirst Group acquires recruitment service provider Sterksen. The market leader in the organization of external hiring takes the strategic step to full service HR service provider for temporary and permanent work. HeadFirst Group and Sterksen thus respond to the market trend that organizations organize the use of talent increasingly integrally - regardless of contract form.
Sterksen, founded in 2002, is big in Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO), which means that a client outsources the recruitment process of new staff. It also offers services in recruitment, mediation for interim professionals and Managed Service Providing (MSP). Sterksen is a leading player in the IT & Technology segment.
Total Talent Management
With the acquisition of Sterksen, HeadFirst Group is responding to the market trend that companies increasingly manage personnel in an integrated way - regardless of contract form - known in technical jargon as Total Talent Management. It also responds to the increasing demand from clients for service providers with a broad portfolio of HR services.
CEO Han Kolff comments, "The trend of total talent management has been underway for some time and is continuing. The form of contract on the basis of which work takes place is becoming less and less relevant. The cooperation with Sterksen is therefore a logical step in the broadening of our services. Sterksen has a winning concept in recruiting top talent in IT & Technology; a dynamic, scarce and growing segment of the market. Sterksen's high touch recruitment expertise helps the group broaden and deepen the quality of our services, in addition to our focus on high tech with our platforms."
Sterksen remains independent
Sterksen will become an independent brand within HeadFirst Group, retaining its own identity. The current management will continue to run the organization. However, Sterksen and HeadFirst Group will join forces in various areas. Managing Director Donald Derksen explains: "The knowledge and experience in two areas - permanent and flex - will be bundled into a strong combination. Together we will advise and support clients with their issues at the intersection of recruitment and hiring. The size and leading market position of HeadFirst Group will help us open new doors, both nationally and internationally. In this way, HeadFirst Group will become the pushing force behind Sterksen."
International expansion
Recruitment Process Outsourcing is a growing and widely adopted concept in the United States, the United Kingdom, Asia and is rapidly gaining ground in continental Europe. HeadFirst Group and its brands have achieved expansion in several European countries in recent years through organic growth and partnerships. Kolff concludes, "Sterksen is going to help us tremendously in accelerating the delivery of value to existing and new clients across national borders."
About HeadFirst Group
HeadFirst Group is a leading, international HR service provider and specialist in professionally organizing external hiring. The organization offers a diversity of HR solutions, including contracting, matchmaking, MSP services and business consultancy. More than fifteen thousand professionals work daily for over four hundred clients in Europe, with which HeadFirst Group realizes an annual turnover of over 1.5 billion euros. The main brands of HeadFirst Group are the intermediaries HeadFirst, Between and Myler and MSP service provider Staffing Management Services.
About Sterksen
Sterksen has been an innovative and leading recruitment service provider in the field of IT & Technology and a specialist in Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO) since 2002. From its offices in Breda and Utrecht, Sterksen works in both the Dutch and international markets, with a focus on Northwest Europe. The organization annually mediates around two thousand candidates and one hundred and fifty interim IT & HR recruitment professionals. Sterksen is known as a fast-growing company with a listing as a Top 250 Growth Company and FD Gazelle.
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HeadFirst Group and Between Staffing Group join forces
HeadFirst Group, active in the flexible labor and external hiring market, acquires industry peer Between Staffing Group. In a constantly evolving labor market, the demand for full service HR service providers is increasing and scalability is a key success factor. By combining the strengths of HeadFirst Group and Between, the new group is optimally positioned to seize market opportunities and continue its growth strategy together.
Between Staffing Group, consisting of the Between, FastFlex, Yellow Friday and EXPR brands, is one of the largest intermediaries for temporary employment in the Netherlands; every day over four thousand professionals work for clients through the organization. HeadFirst Group provides a broad spectrum of solutions for flexible labor, including contracting, matchmaking, msp services and hiring consultancy. More than ten thousand professionals work through HeadFirst Group every day for over three hundred and fifty clients in Europe, generating an annual turnover of over €1 billion. Together, HeadFirst Group and Between are the market leader in the Benelux in organizing external hiring.
Full service HR service provider
Han Kolff, CEO of HeadFirst Group: "The merger of HeadFirst and Between strengthens our position as a full service HR service provider. We hold the key to expand this role, nationally and internationally. With our smart online solutions, rich data and expert consultants, we increase the customer experience every day. I look forward to jointly realizing our ambitions."
Rein Buijtelaar, CEO of Between Staffing Group, added: "HeadFirst Group's energy and ambition aligns very well with Between's DNA. We complement each other well, as evidenced by the complementary customer portfolio and our different sourcing formulas. Together we have a winning online platform on which supply and demand in the flexible labor market come together. I look forward to the next steps of the new combination."
In addition to clients, HeadFirst Group sees the suppliers and independent professionals (zp'ers) in its network as equally important customer groups. Kolff: "With this step we become even more interesting for suppliers and self-employed professionals. Together we form the largest assignment platform in the Netherlands, where these entrepreneurs have direct access to hundreds of clients. But together we can also innovate faster and on a larger scale. This contributes to our profile as the partner for a 'life long flexible career'."
About HeadFirst Group
HeadFirst Group is the market leader in the Benelux in the professional organization of external hiring. The organization offers a diversity of flex solutions, including contracting, matchmaking, msp services and business consultancy. Every day more than ten thousand professionals work for over 350 clients in Europe, with which HeadFirst Group realizes an annual turnover of over 1 billion euros. The main brands of HeadFirst Group are intermediary HeadFirst, Myler and MSP service provider Staffing Management Services.
About Between Staffing Group
Between Staffing exists since 2000 and searches, finds and contracts professionals for interim assignments with major clients. The company works from the strength of personal staffing and total market access, advises on hiring processes and benchmarks on quality and rates. Clients include much of central government, banks, insurers, provinces, universities, multinationals and system integrators. Between realized annual sales of approximately 475 million euros in 2019.
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HeadFirst Group attracts €75 million investment from Kartesia
HeadFirst Group ("HeadFirst"), the market leader in professionally organizing external hiring, has raised an initial investment of 75 million euros from Kartesia. The investor will receive a minority stake in HeadFirst, which has more than ten thousand professionals working daily for hundreds of clients.
The flex market is developing and especially the segment of intermediaries and managed service providers, in which HeadFirst is big, is growing fast. The organization is active with its platform solutions in the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, Scandinavia, Poland and Switzerland and sees opportunities to add clients in other European countries. CEO Han Kolff of HeadFirst explains, "The support of a strong financial partner like Kartesia helps to accelerate our growth strategy, both in the Netherlands and the rest of Europe. The focus here is on perpetuating and expanding HeadFirst's role as a full service HR service provider, innovating with smart online solutions and adding value to our clients with rich data."
With Kartesia, HeadFirst has found a partner that fits well with the company and its entrepreneurial culture. Kartesia is a leading investor for mid-market companies in Europe. Recently, Kartesia has invested in a number of technology companies in the business services sector, including Sewan, the French market leader in digital telephony, Richardson Sales Performance, the global leader in sales training and performance improvement, and MAIN Energie, a provider of innovative energy supply solutions aimed at SMEs throughout the Netherlands.
Jean Diercxsens, managing director of Kartesia, added: "HeadFirst is one of the leading players in the HR services market in the Benelux, offering innovative value-added solutions to its large network of clients, suppliers and independent professionals. The group has a proven track record of both organic growth and growth through acquisitions, gaining market share through technologically advanced services in a competitive environment. We look forward to working closely with the team to continue to leverage the company's potential across Europe."
About HeadFirst Group
HeadFirst Group is the market leader in the Benelux in the professional organization of external hiring. The organization offers a diversity of flex solutions, including contracting, matchmaking, msp services and business consultancy. Every day more than ten thousand professionals work for over 350 clients in Europe, with which HeadFirst Group realizes an annual turnover of over 1 billion euros. The main brands of HeadFirst Group are intermediary HeadFirst, Myler and MSP service provider Staffing Management Services.
About Kartesia
Kartesia is a pan-European, independent and private investment fund. It focuses on facilitating tailor-made investments to leading mid-market companies from a wide range of high-growth sectors. Kartesia manages over €2.5 billion in assets, which it does with a team of fifty experienced professionals from across its investment and management teams, led by its four founders and also managing partners. The group has offices in Brussels, Frankfurt, London, Luxembourg, Madrid, Munich and Paris.
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Do you have any questions or comments in response to this press release? Please feel free to contact Bart van der Geest, manager of marketing & communications at HeadFirst Group, reachable at 023 - 568 56 30 or bart.vandergeest@headfirst.nl.
HeadFirst Group appoints Han Kolff as CEO
HeadFirst Group, market leader in professionally organizing external hiring, has appointed Han Kolff - also chairman of the board - as CEO. He takes over this role from Gert-Jan Schellingerhout.
The organization's growth strategy, both nationally and internationally, will continue under the leadership of Han Kolff. The focus here is on perpetuating and expanding its role as a full service HR service provider, innovating with smart online solutions and adding value with rich data. Han Kolff: "We believe that scale, strengthened by our online platform, and combined with a personal approach is the key to success. I look forward to realizing our ambitions together."
In 25 years, market leader in external hiring
Schellingerhout has spent twenty years in various roles with the organization, which is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year. Schellingerhout: "Together, we have grown the organization from 3 employees to over 150 now. We serve hundreds of wonderful clients by connecting them to our network of thousands of suppliers and independent professionals. I am enormously proud to have been able to spend two decades with a passionate team building the organization as it stands today: the market leader in organizing external hiring."
About Han Kolff
Kolff has a long track record at major international organizations, including ten years in HR services. He held executive positions at Randstad, Danone and Heineken, among others. He has also been involved in digital business transformations, HR tech startups and scale-ups. Since March of this year, Kolff has already held the position of chairman of the board at HeadFirst Group.
About HeadFirst Group
HeadFirst Group is the market leader in the Benelux in the professional organization of external hiring. The organization offers a diversity of flex solutions, including contracting, matchmaking, msp services and business consultancy. Every day more than 10,000 professionals work for over 350 clients in Europe, with which HeadFirst Group realizes an annual turnover of over 1 billion euros. The main brands of HeadFirst Group are intermediaries HeadFirst and Myler and msp service provider Staffing Management Services.
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Do you have any questions or comments in response to this press release? Please feel free to contact Bart van der Geest, manager of marketing & communications at HeadFirst Group, reachable at 023 - 568 56 30 or bart.vandergeest@headfirst.nl.
HeadFirst Group and ONL voor Ondernemers are joining forces as of March 1. Last week Gert-Jan Schellingerhout, CEO HeadFirst Group, and Mike Korenvaar, CFO HeadFirst Group, signed the cooperation agreement together with ONL chairman Hans Biesheuvel. Both parties will act together for a fair flexible labor market in which hirers and providers of knowledge - and organizations that connect them - have room to do business. Monitoring and positively influencing labor market legislation, with the replacement of the Wet DBA in the lead, is a spearhead.
Getting lost in political Hague
ONL, located in the heart of The Hague and a stone's throw from the Binnenhof, as an independent foundation is the link between HeadFirst Group and politicians in The Hague. "Over the years, ONL has built a large network of politicians, civil servants and policy officers. The office in The Hague offers the opportunity to be 'close to the fire' and engage with policymakers. In addition, ONL provides political monitoring, so that we as an organization remain informed of relevant developments. A good next step in our public affairs and lobbying strategy," said Schellingerhout. "We also think we can add value to ONL with our knowledge, data and relationships with tens of thousands of clients, suppliers and the self-employed. Together we will work for the higher goal: to give entrepreneurs space."
About ONL for Entrepreneurs
ONL voor Ondernemers aims to make the Netherlands more entrepreneurial together. The entrepreneurs' organization makes the voice of the entrepreneur heard by lobbying, raising problems and proposing solutions for issues that affect entrepreneurs. ONL takes a critical stance against ramshackle legislation, such as the DBA Act and the Employment and Security Act, but not without presenting a well thought-out alternative that will benefit entrepreneurs.
HeadFirst Group rises to second spot in Flexmarkt Turnover Ranking
HeadFirst Group climbs to second place in the Flexmarkt Turnover Ranking Top-100 2020, published this week, which lists the 100 largest flex companies in the Netherlands based on their revenue in 2019. Whereas last year we made the top 3 for the first time and were the biggest grower in the flex market, we reach a new milestone with the second spot. With a turnover of over 1 billion, we are proud to be the largest - and growing - intermediary and MSP service provider in the Benelux.
The Flexmarkt Turnover Ranking Top-100 is a prestigious list, which companies in the flex market look forward to every year. Mike Korenvaar, CFO at HeadFirst Group: "This list visualizes the giant steps we are taking as an organization. Last year we experienced organic growth of over EUR 100 million, a 13% increase over 2018. An unprecedented achievement in a year that, after two acquisitions, was partly marked by operational integration of working methods and locations in Utrecht, Rotterdam and Hoofddorp and the migration of the various IT systems. That makes me enormously proud."
Coronacrisis won't get hiring market down
Still, it is extraordinary to look back at 2019 figures when we are currently in the midst of the corona crisis. The economy is under considerable pressure, which naturally also has its impact on the hiring of flexible labor. Gert-Jan Schellingerhout, CEO at HeadFirst Group, explains his view: "We saw that the number of new hiring requests dropped rapidly in March. The pandemic also had its impact on the number of hours worked by the 12,000 professionals working for clients through us. However, we can say overall that the impact has been limited for us so far. The type of professional we mediate, mostly highly educated knowledge workers and often working in mission-critical processes in organizations, can perform their work at our clients largely remotely. And we have a good, healthy spread of clients in various industries, including many government organizations that have remained a stable hire."
These observations provide a slightly positive outlook. Schellingerhout: "Despite the corona pandemic and a number of uncertainties, we are continuing our growth and acquisition strategy. As we are, entrepreneurial and hard-working, we are pulling out all the stops to still make 2020 the celebration year we originally envisioned because of our 25th anniversary."
Source: flexmarkt.co.uk
About Flexmarkt Turnover Ranking Top-100
The Flexmarkt Turnover Ranking provides an overview of flex companies, from small to large, providing a variety of services in staffing and hiring. In addition to staffing agencies, it includes numerous payroll companies, as well as secondment companies, zzp intermediaries and MSP service providers. The Flexmarkt Turnover Ranking Top-100 is published annually by Flexmarkt in cooperation with Corporate Finance International (CFI). This leading ranking covers more than half of the total Dutch flex industry in terms of turnover and thus provides a clear, representative picture of developments in the market.
About HeadFirst Group
HeadFirst Group is market leader in the Benelux in the professional organization of external hiring. The organization offers a diversity of flex solutions, including contracting, payrolling, matchmaking, global sourcing, Managed Service Providing and business consultancy. Currently, more than 12,000 professionals work daily for over 200 clients in Europe, with which HeadFirst Group realizes an annual turnover of over 1 billion euros. Part of HeadFirst Group are the organizations HeadFirst, Myler, Staffing Management Services, Source, Pitch Payroll and Select.
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Group of flex companies continues under new name
Suitcase filled with flex solutions symbolizes composition of HeadFirst Group
HeadFirst, Source, Myler and Staffing Management Services are united in HeadFirst Group. The composition of these companies enables HeadFirst Group to provide a solution for any hiring issue. The organization, which went off the Amsterdam stock exchange at the end of 2018, was still trading under the name HeadFirst Source Holding but the management now announces that it will continue as HeadFirst Group. With the aim of simplifying the name, but above all clarifying the story to clients.
Solution for every hiring issue
According to Gert-Jan Schellingerhout, CEO at HeadFirst Group, HeadFirst Group's strength lies in creating value by serving organizations across the board with flex services. "We see our group as a suitcase filled with solutions - such as contracting, payrolling, matchmaking, global sourcing, Managed Service Providing and business consultancy - with which we support and guide our clients in the journey to a professional hiring process for every hiring issue." Which solution is most appropriate depends on the organization and its needs. Schellingerhout: "Our business consultants use analyses and discussions with the client to determine what stage of hiring maturity an organization is in. Based on that, we recommend a type of service."
Label strategy remains spearhead
The organizations HeadFirst, Myler and Source have been united to benefit from synergy advantages, such as streamlining work processes, economies of scale and sharing expertise. Staffing MS remains an independent business unit within the group, anchoring its independence - which is essential as a Managed Service Provider. Staffing MS does use the strengths of the group.
HeadFirst Group is the umbrella brand above all the companies, offering the wide range of flex services to clients under one common name. Schellingerhout agrees that working from HeadFirst Group has advantages. He does stress that for the time being the label strategy will also be retained. "The various brands have a powerful name, to which our relations also have a strong connection. Therefore, we are not just saying goodbye to them."
International footprint
HeadFirst Group is also taking steps towards a leading role internationally. Schellingerhout: "Besides the Benelux, we are already active in Germany, Scandinavia, Switzerland and Italy, among others. We want to further expand our market share in Europe by convincing clients of our unique services, based on our extensive experience in the Benelux. A common name and common story contribute to this."
About HeadFirst Group
HeadFirst Group is market leader in the Benelux in the professional organization of external hiring. The organization offers a diversity of flex solutions, including contracting, payrolling, matchmaking, global sourcing, Managed Service Providing and business consultancy. Currently, approximately 9,500 professionals work daily for over two hundred clients in Europe, with which HeadFirst Group realizes an annual turnover of approximately 950 million euros. Part of HeadFirst Group are the companies HeadFirst, Myler, Staffing Management Services, Source, Pitch Payroll and Designated Professionals.